Name: Donna Harris
Title: Founder and CEO
Business: Builders and Backers
Business description: Builders and Backers is a venture-capital fund that frequently works with companies in fintech, healthcare, education, and civil society.
Founded: 2021
Size: 10 full-time employees, plus a rotating group of project-based experts and mentors who work with new investees
Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia
Age: 54
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Experience: Harris' expertise in business development comes from a decade of working as an investor. She's invested in companies such as Guild Education, ID.me, Pacaso, NXCR, and Twiga. She's also been an entrepreneur.
Mentee: Deidre Mathis, Wanderstay Hospitality Group